noun HSK 5
batch · lot · group (in production or processing)

Meaning

批次 refers to a group or batch of items produced, processed, or handled together at the same time. It's commonly used in manufacturing, logistics, quality control, and administrative contexts to distinguish between different production runs or groups of the same product.

Usage

This is a formal, technical term frequently used in business, manufacturing, and administrative settings. It appears often in contexts like product tracking, quality inspection reports, shipping documents, and vaccination schedules. Native speakers use it when discussing items that are organized into discrete groups for processing or identification purposes.

Examples

  1. 01
    这个批次的产品质量不合格,需要召回。
    Zhège de chǎnpǐn zhìliàng hégé, xūyào zhàohuí.
    The quality of this batch of products is substandard and needs to be recalled.
  2. 02
    疫苗将分三个批次进行接种。
    Yìmiáo jiāng fēn sān jìnxíng jiēzhǒng.
    The vaccines will be administered in three batches.

Characters

Measure words

  • 三个批次

Common collocations

  • 批次
    hào
    batch number
  • 生产批次
    shēng chǎn
    production batch
  • 第一批次
    first batch
  • 批次
    fēn
    in batches, batch by batch

Origin

The compound combines 批 (batch/group) with 次 (order/sequence), literally meaning 'batch order' or 'sequential batch,' emphasizing the systematic grouping of items in a particular sequence or production cycle.

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